Argo

"The movie was fake. The mission was real."

2012 2h 0m EN

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★7.3TMDB · 9,242

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Synopsis

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As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

“The movie was fake. The mission was real.”

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Cast

Ben Affleck
Tony Mendez
Bryan Cranston
Jack O'Donnell
Alan Arkin
Lester Siegel
John Goodman
John Chambers
Victor Garber
Ken Taylor
Tate Donovan
Bob Anders
Clea DuVall
Cora Lijek
Scoot McNairy
Joe Stafford

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ben Affleck
Writers: Chris Terrio, Rick Newsome, Joshuah Bearman
Languages: Arabic, English, German, Persian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.2× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, English, German, Persian.

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4 / 8

CAST

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295+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ben Affleck, shot by Rodrigo Prieto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Editor William Goldenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ben Affleck and Bryan Cranston and Alan Arkin carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ben Affleck directs. Rodrigo Prieto behind the camera. Alexandre Desplat scores. William Goldenberg cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic, English, German, Persian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 5.2× over at the box office.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, English, German, Persian.
4295+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Ben Affleck, shot by Rodrigo Prieto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor William Goldenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ben Affleck and Bryan Cranston and Alan Arkin carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The movie was fake. The mission was real.".
10IMDB entry: tt1024648 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "central intelligence agency (cia)", "husband wife relationship", "revolution", "press conference".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto
Original score: Alexandre Desplat
Editing: William Goldenberg
Production design: Sharon Seymour
Costume design: Jacqueline West
Makeup / hair: Kate Biscoe
Sound: John T. Reitz
Stunt coordinator: Franklin Mark Henson
Runtime: 120 min · 2h 0m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $44,500,000
Box office: $232,300,000
Return: 522% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Argo (2012)

Awards

César Award for Best Foreign Film
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
BAFTA Award for Best Film
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Dorian Award for Film of the Year
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Academy Award for Best Picture

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TheCakerBaker2013-07-03
★ 7.5/10
Nowhere near best picture worthy, but truly excellent suspense building. The 2 hours certainly fly by with this one. Alan Arkin is a joy to watch.
markuspm2013-12-23
I think there really is no other way to say this and please excuse my english. Argo f@#$% yourself (in a good way!). Watch it and you will understand. Solid member of my 'so worth it' category.
Andres Gomez2015-05-28
★ 6/10
Surprisingly winner of the Oscar award for the best movie. It is a reasonably well done picture but nothing that interesting nor well threaded that the story telling would be worth mentioning. Actually, probably the contrary. The cast is quite good in any case.